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FROM STUDENT TO TEACHER: Veronica Samos opened Ocean State Shaolin in Coventry in October 2023, where she teaches kung fu, kickboxing and qigong martial arts.
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Samos shares martial arts knowledge with Ocean State Shaolin

Veronica Samos has always loved developing the mind, body and soul connection that comes from practicing martial arts. After years of training and earning her...
ANOTHER ANCHOR: Market on Broadway co-owners, from left, Hank Whitin, Rich Willis and Joseph Fitzpatrick hope their store becomes an anchor in the neighborhood.
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New market brings mix of grocery items to Broadway in Newport

The Market on Broadway is upgrading the bodega concept, replacing the former 7-Eleven at 95 Broadway in Newport and mixing hard-to-find gourmet specialty items...
ALL-INCLUSIVE: Nancy, left, and Kristen Ocasio opened their Sea Me Rise yoga studio in Bristol last year because they wanted to bring a sense of “unity and diversity” to the community.
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Ocasios want Sea Me Rise yoga studio to be safe space...

When co-owners Kristen and Nancy Ocasio launched their yoga studio last year, the couple wanted to create “a place of wellness and sanctuary for...
PURSUING HER PASSION: Cynthia Long-Ratteron began baking professionally last fall when she launched Cynthia’s Cottage Kitchenfrom her home in Jamestown.
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Long-Raterron shares love of baking through Cynthia’s Cottage Kitchen

Though her professional background is in education, baking has always been part of Cynthia Long-Raterron’s life and after finding herself drawn to cooking and...
ONLY THE ESSENTIALS: Karen Moore is the owner of Cocktail Hour Essentials in West Warwick, which features artisan cheeses and Armenian wines.
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Moore’s must-have cheeses and wines

Retired schoolteacher Karen Moore spent more than two decades in Lincoln Public Schools before launching her second act, opening the specialty shop Cocktail Hour Essentials...
IN DEMAND: Vintage Cycles & More owner Matthew LaCroix says the Glocester bike shop has drawn more clientele than he expected since opening last March.
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New shop fills a void in local cycling market

Vintage Cycles & More is filling gaps in the bike market, says owner Matthew LaCroix. The shop offers a broad range of services but specializes...
BETTERING YOUR BRAND: Liv Audino helps small businesses with social media management and developing their brand identity through The Auric Creative, which she launched in Providence in 2022. 
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Audino helps businesses showcase their passion

Liv Audino fondly recalls working as the snowboarding team’s social media marketing manager while attending the University of New Hampshire. While it was almost like...
EDUCATION BEFORE ­MEDICATION: Jennifer Walter, nurse practitioner, left her primary care practice to open Renewed Health LLC in Cumberland to educate patients about the benefits of lifestyle and behavioral changes rather than prescribing medications. 
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A unique approach to helping patients age well

After two decades in primary care, nurse practitioner Jennifer Walter has downsized in Cumberland. The founder and director of Renewed Health LLC, a boutique clinic...
WHAT’S IN STORE? Sisters Karen Deutsch, left, and Ellen Deutsch have launched a home décor business in Providence called Stewart House.
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Décor shop has worldly aesthetic

If sisters Karen and Ellen Deutsch were to characterize their personal styles by a country, Ellen’s would be defined by “the textures and sweetness...
ROLE PLAYER: Chris Dunlavey is the host at Paradigm Escape Rooms in Newport.
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Seeking an escape in City by the Sea

Paradigm Escape Rooms provides a “second generation” escape room equipped with electromagnetic locks and keypads, more high-tech than the first-generation progenitors that relied solely...
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